Wayland Man Sentenced for Lying About Plane Crash

A Steuben County man was sentenced to time served and one year probation after pleading guilty in July to lying to a federal agent about a 2015 plane crash at Perry-Warsaw Airport in Perry.

Prosecutors say 40-year-old Brian Woodhams of Wayland had his 15-year-old son aboard his plane when it went off the runway, a violation of Woodhams’ student pilot license, and then lied to federal agents repeatedly about the presence of his son during the crash.

Woodhams faced up to 5 years in federal prison and a 250-thousand dollar fine.